SB 435 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for appointing power of the Governor.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-17
Latest action: — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 17, 2025
Sponsors
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, PA-28) — sponsor · 2025-03-17
- Judy Ward (R, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Michele Brooks (R, PA-50) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Daniel Laughlin (R, PA-49) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Greg Rothman (R, PA-34) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- David G. Argall (R, PA-29) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Cris Dush (R, PA-25) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
- Doug Mastriano (R, PA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-03-17
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 17, 2025
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Bill text
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PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 405
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 435
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, J. WARD, BROOKS, LAUGHLIN, ROTHMAN,
PENNYCUICK, ARGALL, STEFANO, DUSH AND MASTRIANO,
MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for appointing power of
3 the Governor.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 8 of Article IV be amended by adding a
9 subsection to read:
10 § 8. Appointing power.
11 * * *
12 (a.1) Until the nomination for appointment has received the
13 required Senate consent, no person so nominated may execute an
14 order, promulgate a regulation or issue a guidance or directive,
15 the application of which applies to persons other than the
16 employees and contractors of the department to which the person
17 has been nominated, either on behalf of the Governor or on
1 behalf of the department. This subsection shall not apply to the
2 certification of elections.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
5 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
6 (1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
7 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
8 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
9 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
10 of Pennsylvania.
11 (2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
12 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
13 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
14 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
15 of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
16 submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
17 Commonwealth at the first general or municipal election which
18 meets the requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
19 Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, state_upper PA-28) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Cris Dush (R, state_upper PA-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Daniel Laughlin (R, state_upper PA-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David G. Argall (R, state_upper PA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Doug Mastriano (R, state_upper PA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Greg Rothman (R, state_upper PA-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Judy Ward (R, state_upper PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Michele Brooks (R, state_upper PA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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